{"id":1410,"date":"2025-01-20T14:39:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T22:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/laara\/?page_id=1410"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:53:25","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/laara\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News & Events"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”3%” constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”3%” top_padding_tablet=”5%” constrain_group_3=”yes” bottom_padding_tablet=”5%” top_padding_phone=”10%” constrain_group_5=”yes” bottom_padding_phone=”10%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n

Featured News Articles & Stories<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”50″ custom_height_tablet=”50″ custom_height_phone=”50″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]USC and UCLA: 10 ways these football rivals are partners off the field<\/a><\/strong> | USC Today\u00a0<\/strong>
\nNovember 24, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

Joining forces to improve the quality of life of older adults is one of 10 highlighted collaborations between UCLA & USC despite being athletic rivals<\/p>\n

USC, UCLA, Cedars-Sinai partner for new research center<\/a> | Daily Trojan<\/strong>
\nOctober 30, 2025<\/em>
\nA $6.5 million federal grant will fund research on helping older adults stay active and independent.<\/p>\n

Doctor discusses new Cedars-Sinai clinic focused on fitness, health and aging<\/a> | CBS News Los Angeles<\/strong>
\nOctober 21, 2025<\/em>
\nDr. Sara Espinoza, Cedars-Sinai Healthspan Clinic medical director, talks about staying healthy, both mentally and physically, while aging.<\/strong><\/p>\n

UCLA, Cedars-Sinai and USC join forces to extend human healthspan<\/a> <\/strong>| UCLA Newsroom<\/strong>
\nOctober 20, 2025<\/em>
\nA $6.5M NIH grant will help expand the number of aging-focused clinical trials with goal of improving quality of life for older adults<\/p>\n

Cedars-Sinai, UCLA and USC Partner on $6.6M NIH Grant on Aging Research<\/a><\/strong> | Santa Monica Mirror
\nOctober 18, 2025<\/em>
\nFunding will support a five-year initiative to expand aging-focused clinical trials aimed at improving quality of life for older adults.<\/span><\/p>\n

New NIA-Funded Center to Help Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives<\/a><\/strong> | USC Leanard School of Gerontology Newsroom<\/strong>
\nOctober 16, 2025<\/em>
\nThe National Institute on Aging has awarded a $6.5 million, five-year grant to Cedars-Sinai, USC and UCLA to create the Los Angeles Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center.<\/p>\n

Cedars-Sinai, UCLA and USC Join Forces to Extend Human Healthspan<\/a> <\/strong>| Cedars-Sinai Newsroom<\/strong>
\nOctober 16, 2025<\/em>
\nA $6.5M NIH Grant to Cedars-Sinai, UCLA and USC will Help Expand the Number of Aging-Focused Clinical Trials With Goal of Improving Quality of Life for Older Adults<\/p>\n

Opinion: Should employers care about family caregivers?<\/b><\/a> | Working Nation<\/b>
\nNovember 29, 2024<\/em><\/span>
\nDistinguished Scholar-in-Residence at USC Davis School of Gerontology, Paul Irving, shares opinion on why employers should care about family caregivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Roberto Vicinanza Shares Mediterranean Diet Expertise on U.N. Panel<\/b><\/a> | USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Newsroom <\/b>
\nNovember 26, 2024<\/em><\/span>
\nRoberto Vicinanza, MD, PhD, associate professor of gerontology at USC Leonard Davis School and specialist in geriatric medicine, shares expertise on the mediterranean diet as a panelist during United Nations event in New York.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Inside your body, aging unfolds at different rates<\/b><\/a>\u00a0| Washington Post <\/b>
\nNovember 25, 2024<\/em><\/span>
\nThomas Rando, MD, PhD, molecular biologist and director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA, was quoted in the Washington Post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A Powerhouse of Innovation<\/b><\/a> | USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Newsroom <\/b>
\nNovember 25, 2024<\/em><\/span>
\nFeature on Pinchas \u201cHassy\u201d Cohen, Dean of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and USC Distinguished Professor of Gerontology, Medicine and Biological Sciences, his research on mitochondrial microproteins, and how his lab\u2019s discoveries have impacted the study of biology of aging.<\/span><\/p>\n

Are Synolytic Supplements Right for Me?<\/b><\/a> | Cedars-Sinai Blog<\/b>
\nNovember 21, 2024<\/em><\/span>
\nCedars-Sinai geroscience experts, James Kirkland, MD, director of\u00a0Cedars-Sinai\u2019s new Center for Advanced Gerotherapeutics, and Nicolas Musi, MD, Cedars-Sinai\u00a0Translational Research Vice Chair, urge caution with over-the-counter senolytic supplements that target \u201czombie cells.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rethinking How We Study Black Health & Aging<\/b><\/a> | USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Newsroom<\/b>
\nNovember 19, 2024<\/em><\/span>
\nUSC Leonard Davis alumna and Assistant Professor Lauren Brown wants to challenge the way researchers study older Black and Brown adults \u2014 and to question how researchers define \u201cold\u201d in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is trendy NAD supplement new fountain of youth? Here\u2019s what doctors say<\/b><\/a> | KABC Los Angeles<\/b>
\nNovember 15, 2024<\/em><\/span>
\nDirector of Cedars-Sinai Center for Translational Geroscience, Sara Espinoza, MD, provides expert commentary on NAD supplements.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”default” custom_height=”50″ custom_height_tablet=”50″ custom_height_phone=”50″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”3%” constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”3%” top_padding_tablet=”5%” constrain_group_3=”yes” bottom_padding_tablet=”5%” top_padding_phone=”10%” constrain_group_5=”yes” bottom_padding_phone=”10%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” id=”event-calendar” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n

2026 Event Calendar<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”25″ custom_height_tablet=”25″ custom_height_phone=”25″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]LA Pepper Center Drug Discovery Meeting
\n<\/strong>Location: Sanford Burnham Prebys Research Institute, La Jolla
\nRSVP: LA Pepper Center, Drug Discovery Meeting at La Jolla, CA (In-Person only) \u2013 Fill out form<\/a>
\nApril 13, 2026, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

USC Age Tech Symposium 2026<\/strong>
\nPlease register HERE NOW<\/a>.\u00a0 Seats are limited.
\nApril 17, 2026, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cedars-Sinai Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeakers: John Newman, MD, PhD, Buck Institute, UCSF
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai AHSP PEC 8
\nVirtual: Microsoft Teams
\nApril 21 @ 12 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker:
\nVera Gorbunova, PhD, University of Rochester School of Arts and Sciences
\nLocation: USC Leanord Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: Zoom
\nApril 23 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

LA Pepper Center Research Retreat<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Multiple
\nLocation: Pacific Design Center
\nVirtual: Microsoft TEAMS
\nRegistration: https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/PK5H9E5dZA
\nApril 29, 2026, 9 a.m., 2 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Carlos Giovanni Silva Garcia, Brown University
\nLocation: USC Leanord Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: Zoom
\nApril 30 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cedars-Sinai Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Robert Pignolo, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai, Pavilion PEC 8
\nVirtual: Microsoft TEAMS
\nMay 5 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2026 Geroscience Los Angeles Meeting<\/strong><\/a>
\nSeptember 4, 2026
\nCalifornia Science Center[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n

Recent Past Events<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”25″ custom_height_tablet=”25″ custom_height_phone=”25″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Ce<\/strong>dars-Sinai Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeakers: Alexis Simpkins, MD, PhD, Cedars-Sinai
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai AHSP PEC 8
\nVirtual: Microsoft Teams
\nApril 7 @ 12 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Carlos Giovanni Silva Garcia, Brown University
\nLocation: USC Leanord Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: Zoom
\nMarch 26 @ 11 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Andrew Gordus, PhD, Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
\nLocation: USC Leanord Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: Zoom
\nMarch 26 @ 11 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

UCLA Health Brain Health Summit<\/strong>
\nLocation: UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center
\nInfo: The UCLA Health Brain Health Summit brings together research, policy, and community voices to advance brain health across California, the US, and globally. Please email Didiana Huezo at\u00a0dhuezo@mednet.ucla.edu<\/a>\u00a0to register or learn more.
\nMarch 20 \u2013 March 21, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cedars-Sinai Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Sundeep Khosla, MD, Mayo Clinic
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai
\nVirtual: Microsoft TEAMS
\nMarch 20 @ Noon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Heidi Jacobs, PhD, Harvard Medical School
\nLocation: USC Leanord Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: Zoom
\nMarch 5 @ 11 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

USC Asian Health & Longevity Symposium<\/strong>
\nLocation: USC Leanord Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nInfo & Registration: https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/event\/ahlsymposium-2026\/<\/a>
\nFebruary 27, 9 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Becca Levy, PhD, Yale School of Public Health
\nLocation: USC Leanord Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: Zoom
\nFebruary 26 @ 11 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Robert Musci, PhD, Loyola Marymount University
\nLocation: USC Leanord Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: Zoom
\nFebruary 12 @ 11 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cedars-Sinai Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Ursula Kaiser, MD
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai
\nVirtual: Microsoft TEAMS
\nFebruary 6, 2026 @ Noon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Param Singh, PhD, UCSF
\nLocation: USC Leanord Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: Zoom
\nJanuary 22, 2026 @ 11 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cedars-Sinai Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Noah Davdisohn, PhD, Rejuvenate Bio
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai
\nVirtual: Microsoft
\nJanuary 20, 2026 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cedars-Sinai Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeakers: Alan Kwan, MD, Cedars-Sinai
\nAbi Kumaresan, MD, Cedars-Sinai
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai
\nVirtual: Microsoft TEAMS
\nJanuary 7, 2026 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cedars-Sinai Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Tohru Minamino, MD, PhD, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai
\nVirtual: Microsoft TEAMS<\/a>
\nDecember 16, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cedars-Sinai Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeakers: Alexis Simpkins, MD, PhD, Cedars-Sinai
\nSam Cohen, MD, Cedars-Sinai
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai Harvey Morce Conference #3 (RSVP<\/a> in-person)
\nVirtual: Microsoft TEAMS<\/a>
\nDecember 2, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2025 Geroscience Los Angeles Meeting (GLAM)<\/a><\/strong>
\nCalifornia Science Center<\/strong>
\nSeptember 5, 2025; 8 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/strong>
\nA trainee-focused meeting, to help unite and synergize the geroscience community in the greater Los Angeles area through its trainees. The Los Angeles area hosts a rich panel of aging research laboratories, across top research institutions including (but not limited to) the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Caltech, UCR, UCI and UCSB.<\/p>\n

Center for Translational Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: George A. Kuchel, MD; UCONN Health
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai: Pavilion, Room 8 (RSVP in-person<\/a>)
\nVirtual: Microsoft TEAMS<\/a>
\nJune 9, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2025 California Academic Geriatric Institutions (CAGI) Meeting<\/strong>
\nOne-day academic event that provides a collegial environment for geriatrics healthcare professionals in California to network in person and share their work. Abstracts will be accepted for poster presentations at the meeting through April 1st. Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n

Keynote Speaker: Alison A. Moore, MD, MPH, FACP, AGSF; UCSD
\nLocation: Beckman Center, Irvine, CA
\nRegistration: Eventbrite<\/a>
\nMay 30, 2025; 8:00 a.m. – 6 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center for Translational Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Sara L. Bonnes, MD, MS, Mayo Clinic
\nMay 6, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Ed Chouchani
\nMay 1, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Andrew Wojtovich
\nApril 24, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center for Translational Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Miranda Orr, PhD, Washington University St. Louis
\nApril 22, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Vera Gorbunova
\nApril 17, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Javier Garc\u00eda Berm\u00fadez
\nApril 10, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center for Translational Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Darae Ko, MD,MSc, FACC, FAHA, Harvard Medical School
\nApril 8, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Daniel Nation
\nApril 3, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Bong-Keun Jung, PhD, Seoul National University
\nLocation: USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: Zoom
\nMarch 28, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center for Translational Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Benjamin Miller, PhD, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai
\nMarch 11, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center for Translational Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Benjamin Miller, PhD, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai
\nMarch 11, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Alex Soukas, PhD
\nLocation: USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: Zoom
\nFebruary 27, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center for Translational Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Lewis Lipsitz, MD, Marcus Institute for Aging Research\/Harvard Medical School
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai: Harvey Morse CC, Rm 3 (RSVP in-person<\/a>)
\nVirtual: Microsoft Teams<\/a>
\nFebruary 25, 2025 @ 4 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

USC\/UCLA Geroscience Meeting: Integrating Social and Biological Hallmarks of Aging<\/strong>
\nLocation : USC Leonard School of Gerontology
\nSpeakers: Multiple
\nLearn More: Agenda<\/a>
\nFebruary 20-21, 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center for Translational Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Baroness Susan Greenfield, CBE, Neuro-Bio
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai: Harvey Morse CC, Rm 4&5 (RSVP in-person<\/a>)
\nVirtual: Microsoft Teams<\/a>
\nFebruary 18, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Saul Villeda
\nFebruary 13, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center for Translational Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Stefan G. Tullius, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School
\nLocation: Cedars-Sinai: AHSP, PEC 3 (RSVP in-person<\/a>)
\nVirtual: Microsoft TEAMS<\/a>
\nFebruary 11, 2025 @ 12 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colloquium Lecture Series<\/strong>
\nSpeaker: Martin Picard
\nLocation: USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, GER 224
\nVirtual: https:\/\/usc.zoom.us\/j\/97139039922<\/a>
\nJanuary 30, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center for Translational Geroscience Seminar Series<\/strong>
\nFGF21 Signaling: Dietary protein restriction induces adaptive changes to improve metabolic health and aging
\nSpeaker: Cristal Hill, PhD, USC
\nVirtual: TEAMS
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